North Adams Con Com OKs Tainted Soil Removal on Angeli Street
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Conservation Commission approved and set conditions on a North Adams Housing Authority project to remove soils impacted by lead and arsenic.
ECOGenisis, representing the Housing Authority, told the commission last week that the project would remove soil contaminated by an abutting property near the Greylock Apartments housing development.
"We are proposing that these two areas be remediated it is only a portion of this Housing Authority property," Myron Ritrosky of ECOGenisis said.
Specifically, Ritrosky proposed removing nearly 13 cubic yards of material from the property located at 48 Angeli St. High lead levels were found in the northwest corner of the property and high arsenic levels were found 15 feet to the east along the fence line.
The land at 48 Angeli abuts 360-362 State Road, the former West End Auto Shop.
"The contamination is associated with the abutting property, but the Housing Authority notified these levels of arsenic and lead on their own," Ritrosky said.
The soil will be stored on a concrete area on the south side of the property away from structures. It will be covered and removed as soon as a hauler is able to make the pickup.
"The soil will be excavated and stockpiled on the area temporarily on concrete and removed in short order," Ritrosky said.
He said although high levels were detected, they weren't considered an immediate hazard. Because of this, the material does not have to be fenced off and secured.
The work will begin as soon as possible.
The Conservation Commission set a standard orders of conditions and asked that the Housing Authority submit responses to questions from state Department of Environmental Protection and the commission in writing.
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